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Kelly Russo-Petrick
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Biologist and photographer. She/her
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Pismo Beach, December 2025
waves with dock to right and clouds above, beach in front black and white beach photo with people on left and right, sticks in center-left, and mountains in background dark gray seagull on right side of frame with ocean in background multiple seagulls flying with ocean in background
January 28, 2026 at 12:27 AM
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Backyard hummingbirds
green hummingbird in flight at red feeder facing right hummingbird with pink face on wire facing right green hummingbird in flight at red feeder facing left hummingbird in rain looking upwards. sitting on wire above lit lightbulb
January 12, 2026 at 4:08 AM
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San Simeon Wildlife
California ground squirrel facing right close-up of gull facing right female elephant seal with mouth open and baby to her left. she is facing the camera and another seal is in front of her elephant seal facing left with a scar on its back
January 10, 2026 at 2:43 AM
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More Owl Moon Raptor Festival Photos
grey and white hawk barn owl close up eurasian goshawk close up with eye membrane visible great horned owl
January 4, 2026 at 1:16 AM
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Hamlet, feeling zero regrets for dodging around me to sneak onto the porch to steal porch cat food, and then hiding from me under furniture.
Ear tipped black cat looking up at me from my brown office carpet with huge innocent eyes. The pic is shot from above, and it looks a little like he has no legs from this angle.
December 20, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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Birds from the Owl Moon Raptor Festival
screech owl looking to right screech owl looking to left American kestrel looking to left Close-up of California Condor looking to left
December 21, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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Neon sign photos at Glen Echo Park created by zooming and panning while on a tripod
blue Glen Echo Park with blurry echo and yellow and white neon to left cuddle up blue neon sign with blur effect in background orange neon popcorn sign with circular echos of lights adventure theater neon sign with echo and yellow underneath
November 30, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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My first podcast appearance was published today! Thank you to City Cast DC for inviting me to talk about bats! dc.citycast.fm/podcasts/rab...
Rabid or Rad? The Bats of DC - City Cast DC
Now that it’s fall, we’re finally moving out of mosquito season, and today we’re talking about one of the animal heroes that eats mosquitos – that’...
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November 5, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Happy Black Cat Appreciation Day from Lydia!
black cat peaking out from behind arm black cat curled up in ball black cat peaking out from behind chair
October 28, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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Up to No Good - watercolour and acryla gouache on board

💚prints💚
A giant black cat cuts a silhouette across a nighttime cityscape. It stares at the viewer, its back arched.
October 20, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Huntingdon, PA for Juniata Homecoming
forest trail in black and white child fishing in lake with a man standing a few feet behind him mockernut hickory tree lit from above starry sky with trees below
October 17, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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Action shot, lmao. Hamlet jumped on the back of my chair to bite Lumi in her butt, but she turned around and saw him. Suddenly they were both very confused about what was happening. 😂
Two cats on the back of my computer chair which is covered in a black fleece blanket with white pawprints. A smol but getting rounder calico is bent over and looking to one side with big eyes. A bigger ear tipped black cat is sitting up straighter, but also with giant eyes, looking in an entirely different direction. They both looks very confused, and the shot is a little blurry since they weren't perfectly still.
September 30, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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Glen Echo Park in Maryland
domed top of carousel with yellow, pink, and green stripes with trees and blue sky with clouds in background turned off neon sign saying pop with toy cow on 2nd p and pink background building with wooden circles in red, blue, yellow, and green and trees in background crystal pool neon sign turned off on building with red door and yellow columns with red on top. there are trees and blue sky in the background
September 23, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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Swallowtail butterflies at Rock Creek Regional Park
black swallowtail butterfly on thistle flower facing left Yellow swallowtail butterfly on thistle facing left and head pointed upwards
September 16, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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Last day of Costa Rica at Arenas Del Mar resort (and kayaking trip I didn't get photos of). Didn't take many photos that day except for this basilisk lizard and a long-exposure shot of the ocean
black and white photo of basilisk lizard facing right basilisk lizard facing left basilisk lizard facing left ocean with branches and island in top left and rock in bottom right corners
September 5, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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Costa Rica Day 8: Baru National Wildlife Refuge and squirrel monkey watching on way back
agouti in front of leaves squirrel monkey mom and baby on telephone wire squirrel monkey baby on wire with mouth open baby squirrel monkeys on telephone wire grabbing onto each other and playing
August 30, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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Costa Rica Day 7: Nayuca Waterfalls continued
Waterfall with a person sitting on rocks in front of it Waterfall with log to the left of it Rushing water with rocks in back
August 25, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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Costa Rica Day 7: Nayuca Waterfalls
glass frog on green leaf long exposure of waterfall crashing onto rocks caterpillar with black and yellow stripes and orange ends and legs on tree baby capuchin monkey on mother's back looking at camera
August 21, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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Costa Rica Day 6: A gecko at Arenas Del Mar resort and Iguanas in Manuel Antonio State Park
gecko clinging to wall Iguana on log in black and white Iguana on beach surrounded by fruits
August 6, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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Costa Rica Day 5: Arriving at Arenas Del Mar resort
Skipper butterfly on white flowers Iguana facing left with grass in background Close-up of head of iguana looking above grass at camera with more grass in background capuchin monkey overlooking ocean from pool in black and white surrounded by branches
July 30, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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I mean, sure, "Elephants never forget" is cute and all, but "corvids carry generational grudges" is both factually correct and _sick as hell_
July 22, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Costa Rica Day 4: El Tigre Waterfalls
Green hummingbird sittign on pink flowers green leaf on vine with pink tendrils reaching out of it Pink ferns with green in center El Tigre waterfall with rocks in foreground
July 17, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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Costa Rica Day 3: Selvatura Adventure Park
red "hot lips" plant facing left moss covered tree trunk that looks like a monkey pink flower facing down tadpole eating leaf
July 16, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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Did you know that there are real animal versions of Pokemon? Dragalge is based on the Leafy seadragon ❗

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July 13, 2025 at 12:46 PM